"Mowgli the Cat" wrote:

> I'm using the Windows setup project that comes with the program to create an
> .msi file to install my application. No matter how I build the .msi file,
> Windows Installer 2.00.2600.1106 either launches a prompt to do a manual
> uninstall of the previous installation (if the ProductCode matches) or always
> puts an additional entry into the Add/remove programs list (if only the
> UpgradeCode matches). I'm changing the value for the Version property from
> 3.4.26 to 3.4.29. I would be very happy to either automatically uninstall
> the previous version when installing the upgrade, or overwrite to update the
> single entry in ARP, but can do neither. I've done about everything I can
> think of with the limited setup project properties available. What's most
> frustrating is that I think it worked for the prior upgrade when I simply
> matched the UpgradeCode. But at the time I think I left the default version
> 1.0.0.1 instead of entering 3.4.24. Nevertheless, I uninstalled the 3.4.24
> version anyway; could there be leftovers though? I checked the Uninstall
> registry entries and couldn't figure it out. I'd sure appreciate any help